Texas Standard For August 24, 2017

Tropical Storm — and potentially Hurricane — Harvey threatens the coast of Texas with storm surges and catastrophic flooding. It could bring torrential downpours further inland. A state of emergency is preemptively declared in 30 Texas counties; we’ll explore. And: An explosive new book investigates the sexual assault scandal at Baylor university — we’ll hear from one of the authors. Also: It’s move-in week at colleges across Texas; we’ll look at technology that’s making life easier for freshmen. Those stories and a whole lot more today on the Texas Standard: